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A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your Girls Outdoors: Explore Out

A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your Girls Outdoors: Explore Out

by Mary-Jane Strom (GSNorCal Staff) | Aug 28, 2018 | Camp & Outdoors, Ideas & Inspiration

From packing your bag and planning your route to learning proper hiking etiquette and reflecting on your outdoor experience, here are 8 important topics to cover when planning a hike with your Girl Scouts.

How Girl Scout STEM Programs Benefit Girls

How Girl Scout STEM Programs Benefit Girls

by Elspeth Kersh (GSNorCal Staff) and Jean Fahy (GSNorCal Staff) | Aug 21, 2018 | Building Strong Girls, G.I.R.L. Power, STEM

Girl Scouts has released tons of new badges, Journeys, and programs to help girls explore science, math, technology, and engineering. Our goal is simple: to let girls know that STEM is for them. We’ll decode the 4 STEM Outcomes and see how leaders and volunteers can encourage girls to explore and thrive in STEM.

At a Glance: A Full Year of Girl Scout Meeting Ideas

At a Glance: A Full Year of Girl Scout Meeting Ideas

by GSNorCal Guest | Aug 14, 2018 | Ideas & Inspiration, New Troop Leaders, Troop Basics

Whether you’re new to leading a troop or you’re looking for inspiration, this list of suggested seasonal activities, holidays to celebrate, and other meeting ideas for throughout the year will make yearly planning easy as pie.

4 Topics to Cover During Your First Parent Troop Meeting

4 Topics to Cover During Your First Parent Troop Meeting

by Angela Borchert | Aug 7, 2018 | New Troop Leaders, Troop Basics, Working With Parents

It’s back-to-troop season and time to plan your first parent meeting. Having strong communication with parents and girls about meeting expectations, yearly planning, and volunteer commitments is crucial to a well-functioning troop, so here are 4 topics to cover to keep you and your parents on the same page.

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